Rob1647545496 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 State Rankings - Memorial Day Weekend 2009 With the first major driving holiday of the summer season approaching, we have analyzed the laws across the country to determine the best and the worst states when it comes to exploiting the motoring public. These state rankings were calculated using seventeen criteria related to specific traffic laws, enforcement practices, and the treatment of traffic ticket defendants. The rankings are designed to provide guidance to travelers who do not want their vacation ruined by speed traps, arcane laws or “kangaroo” traffic courts. Full List Of State Rankings From Worst To Best 1) New Jersey 2) Ohio 3) Maryland 4) Louisiana 5) New York 6) Illinois 7) Delaware 8) Virginia 9) Washington 10) Massachusetts 11) Colorado 12) Oregon 13) Tennessee 14) California 15) Michigan 16) Vermont 17) Maine 18) Florida 19) Pennsylvania 20) North Carolina 21) Alabama 22) Rhode Island 23) West Virginia 24) New Hampshire 25) Arizona 26) New Mexico 27) Missouri 28) Texas 29) Oklahoma 30) Nevada 31) Georgia 32) Connecticut 33) South Carolina 34) Iowa 35) Hawaii 36) Arkansas 37) Alaska 38) Kansas 39) Mississippi 40) Wisconsin 41) Utah 42) South Dakota 43) Indiana 44) Minnesota 45) North Dakota 46) Kentucky 47) Nebraska 48) Montana 49) Idaho 50) Wyoming List of Criteria Used To Generate Rankings (no particular order) 1) Speed Traps Per Capita (# of speed traps listed on http://www.speedtrap.org indexed to population) 2) Does the state have "driver responsibility" fees? 3) Does the state have mayor's courts? 4) Does the state authorize the use of roadblocks? 5) What are the freeway speed limits? 6) Does the state have red-light cameras? 7) Does the state have speed cameras? 8) Are there toll roads in the state? 9) Is a jury trial available for traffic violations? 10) Is trial by declaration (asserting a defense in writing without appearing in court) available? 11) Is the state a member of the Non-Resident Violator Compact? 12) Is the state a member of the Driver's License Compact? 13) Are radar detectors banned in the state? 14) Does the state have a primary seat belt law? 15) Are there adult helmet laws in the state? 16) Are there move-over laws in the state? 17) Is cell phone use banned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Interesting, but not surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66714&highlight=ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I was down in Smoky's this weekend, so I was driving I-71 & I-75 pretty much the whole way. On the way down on Friday between 9:30-4:30, I saw 3 Ohio Troopers outside right outside Columbus, watching traffic coming in, nothing else in Ohio. In KY, I saw a couple pointed the other direction right outside of Cinny. TN, non until I got into town and then it was the normal ones. On Monday driving back, none in TN or KY. And didn't see any in Ohio until I got to the 36/37 exit in Delaware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1647545496 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66714&highlight=ticket i missed the memo ... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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